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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 00:10:42 +0000Photos: Cruisin' Windsor streets on a Friday night
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 23:50:46 +0000
Jarvis: Three local election battle royals coming
No need for Netflix for the next five weeks. A federal election during a pandemic isn’t advisable, but if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau triggers one Sunday, the three ridings in Windsor and Essex County will be an entertaining battle royal. Win...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 23:00:29 +0000
Chamber extends free vaccination transportation program
The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Friday it will be extending its WEVax Transportation Program that provides free rides to vaccination clinics for Windsor and Essex County residents. Additional funding has been provided for the...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:54:25 +0000
Golf event to support 2022 Can-Am Police-Fire Games sold out
The 2022 Can-Am Police-Fire Games being organized for Windsor is receiving substantial fundraising support, as evidenced by a sold-out golf event scheduled for Sept. 24. The fundraising round at Roseland Golf and Curling Club has 160 golfers committe...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:41:53 +0000
Kids have new playground atop giant new city water reservoir
City officials on Friday announced completion of a $22-million project to build a new underground water reservoir and redevelop George Avenue Park. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, Ward 5 Coun. Ed Sleiman and representatives from Enwin Utilities unveiled ...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:19:46 +0000
Feds announce $4.6M for 12 Essex County infrastructure projects
The federal government is handing out more than $4.6 million in funding for 12 infrastructure projects across Essex County. “When you make an improvement to a community space in LaSalle or Lakeshore or Kingsville or Windsor or Tecumseh, it benefits...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:51:37 +0000
University of Windsor makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory
As of Sept. 1, all students, faculty, and staff of the University of Windsor will be required to have at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Full vaccination will be required as of Oct. 1.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:25:40 +0000
COVID rate in Windsor-Essex tripled since last week
A fourth wave of COVID-19 infections tripled in size over the past week in Windsor-Essex, the local health unit reported on Friday. The region’s weekly case rate has risen to 37 cases per 100,000 population, up from around 12 cases last week. A...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:18:37 +0000
Backpack giveaway for teens at Devonshire vaccination centre
Teens between 12 and 17 who show up at the vaccination centre at Devonshire Mall to get the COVID-19 jab beginning Saturday will be rewarded with a backpack full of back-to-school goodies. Hundreds of backpacks loaded with pencils, highlighters, eras...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:15:15 +0000
New documentary aims to tell the world about Windsor pizza
The Pizza City You've Never Heard Of - a new documentary by George Kalivas and Tristan Laughton - is an hour-long tribute to Windsor and its special local pie.